Plant Some Shade@ Tree Distribution Scheduled for Oskaloosa

Trees (file photo)

Order forms are now online for MidAmerican Energy Company residential customers in the Oskaloosa area to purchase discounted trees.

Through MidAmerican Energy’s Plant Some Shade program, customers can purchase up to two, 3- to 8-foot landscape trees for $30 each. Approximately 150 trees are available, including scarlet oak, shingle oak, yellowwood, northern catalpa, ‘Royal Star’ magnolia, two varieties of edible apple, dawn redwood and Black Hills spruce.

Tree order forms are available at www.midamericanenergy.com/ia-res-trees.aspx.

Advance purchase is required. Trees will be available for pickup on Saturday, October 15, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Southern Iowa Fairgrounds, 701 north I street in Oskaloosa. To ensure all MidAmerican Energy customers have the opportunity to participate, tree purchases are initially limited to two trees per household. In the event additional trees are available on distribution day, they will be released for purchase after 9:00 a.m. on a first-come, first-served basis until all trees are sold.

The Plant Some Shade program promotes long-term energy savings by encouraging residents to plant trees around their homes. Strategically placed deciduous trees provide shade on hot summer days, easing the cooling load on air conditioners, while conifers shield homes from blustery Iowa winter winds. Plant Some Shade is funded by MidAmerican Energy in partnership with Mahaska County Extension and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ Forestry Bureau.

For more information please contact Mahaska County Extension at (641) 673-5841.